r/canadaguns • u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist • Mar 22 '26

News / Politics / Activism Canada fast-tracks army rifle upgrade with $307M initial order | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/army-rifles-defence-procurement-canada-9.7134518

Was this Colt’s reward for participating in the gun confiscation program?

$307,000,000 rifle contract.

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u/IndividualCertain358 Mar 23 '26

colt backed out of the buyback program.

Colt canada has been making the rifles for canada for a long time. they are the lowest bidder that can meet the high volume demands layed out in the bidding process.

that's why they have the license to make the Tikka T3x for the CAF. they also got the contract to fix the laminated rangers rifles that where splitting from the cheap glue they used. They have made the C7/C8 since dimatco was bought out in 2005